June in Rock History

Last Updated on 15 February 2026

Birthdays: Jim McCarty (1945), Ron Wood (1947), Mike Levine (1949), Graham Russell (1950), Alan Wilder (1959), Jesse Johnson (1960), Simon Gallup (1960), Mike Joyce (1963), Alanis Morissette (1974), Mike Protich (1987)
Birthdays: Charles Miller (1939), Charlie Watts (1941), William Guest (1941), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), John Du Cann (1946), Dave Flett (1951), Michael Steele (1954), Lydia Lunch (1959), Tony Hadley (1960), Dez Cadena (1961), John Cameron (1961), Adrián Olivares (1976), Fabrizio Moretti (1980)
Birthdays: Curtis Mayfield (1942), Michael Clarke (1943), Michael Clarke (1944), Mickey Finn (1947), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (1950), “Suzi” Quatro (1950), Deniece Williams (1951), Billy Powell (1952), Kerry King (1964), Mike Gordon (1965), Bill Janovitz (1966), Kelly Jones (1974), Yuri Ruley (1976)
Birthdays: Freddy Fender (1937), Michelle Phillips (1944), Roger Ball (1944), Susanne Ciani (1946), Reeves Gabrels (1956), El Debarge (1961), Chris Kavanagh (1964), David Pybus (1970), Stefan Lessard (1974), Zac Farro (1990)
Birthdays: Floyd Butler (1941), Don Reid (1945), Freddie Stone (1946), Tom Evans (1947), Frank Eslersmith (1948), Nicko McBrain (1954), Kenny G (1956), Richard Butler (1956), Marty Ross (1957), Karl Sanders (1964), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Sebastien Lefebvre (1981)
Birthdays: Levi Stubbs (1936), Edgar Froese (1944), Peter Albin (1944), Tony Levin, (1946), Richard Sinclair (1948), Bruce Loose (1959), Steve Vai (1960), Dee C. Lee (1961), Tom Araya (1961), David White (1965), Sean Yseult (1966), Douglas Lee Mitchell (1969), James Shaffer (1970), Carl Barât (1978), Kyle Falconer (1987)
Birthdays: Dean Martin (1917), Tom Jones (1940), Clarence White (1944), Micky Jones (1946), Prince (1958), Michael Cartellone (1962), Gordon Gano (1963), Eric Kretz (1966), Dave Navarro (1967)
Birthdays: James Darren (1936), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Sherman Garnes (1940), Chuck Negron (1942), Boz Scaggs (1944), Mick Box (1947), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Greg Ginn (1955), Jon King (1955), Michael “Jakko” Jakszyk (1958), Nick Rhodes (1962), Neil Mitchell (1967)
Birthdays: Les Paul (1915), Jackie Wilson (1934), Billy Hatton (1941), Jon Lord (1941), Mick Box (1947), George Bunnell (1949), Trevor Bolder (1950), Terry Uttley (1951), Eddie Lundon (1962), Dean Dinning (1967), Dean Felber (1967), Mitch McLee (1969), Samoth (1974), Olly Knights (1976), Matthew Bellamy (1978)
Birthdays: Howlin’ Wolf (1910), Shirley Owens (1941), Janet Vogel (1942), Terry Luttrell (1947), Kelley Deal (1961), Kim Deal (1961), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964)
Birthdays: Pookie Hudson (1934), Joey Dee (1940), Frank Beard (1949), Graham Russell (1950), Donnie Van Zant (1952), Kevin Wilkinson (1958), Steven Drozd (1969)
Birthdays: Reg Presley (1943), Barry Bailey (1948), John Wetton (1949), Brad Delp (1951), Bun E. Carlos (1951), Dale Krantz (1952), Pete Farndon (1952), John Linnell (1959), Bobby Sheehan (1968), Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Birthdays: Bobby Freeman (1940), John Kahn (1947), Dennis Locorriere(1949), Bo Donaldson (1954), “Jorge” Santana (1954), Paul De Lisle (1963), Rivers Cuomo (1970)
Birthdays: Renaldo “Obie” Benson (1936), Rod Argent (1945), Steve Hunter (1948), Alan White (1949), David Thomas (1953), Brian David Willis (1958), Boy George (1961), Chris DeGarmo (1963), Mike Scaccia (1965), Bob Nanna (1975)
Birthdays: David Rose (1910), Waylon Jennings (1937), Harry Nilsson (1941), Muff Winwood (1943), Janet Lennon (1946), Russell Hitchcock (1949), Steve Walsh (1951), Terri Gibbs (1954), Brad Gillis (1957), Scott Rockenfield (1963), Laura Imbruglia (1983)
Birthdays: Edward Lavert (1942), Tom “Bones” Malone (1947), Peppy Castro (1949), Garry Roberts (1950), James Smith (1950), Gino Vannelli (1952), Doane Perry (1954)
Birthdays: Cliff Gallup (1930), Norman Kuhlice (1942), Barry Manilow (1943), Greg Rolie (1947), Paul Young (1947), Philip Chevron (1957), David Longdon (1965), Kendrick Lamar (1987)
Birthdays: Tommy Hunt (1933), Don “Sugarcane” Harris (1938), Carl Radle (1942), Paul McCartney (1942), Jerome Smith (1953), West Arkeen (1960), Alison Moyet (1961), Darren “Dizzy” Reed (1963)
Birthdays: Tommy de Vito (1936), Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane (1942), Peter Bardens (1945), Ann Wilson (1950), Larry Dunn (1953), Mark DeBarge (1959), Paula Abdul (1962), Simon Wright (1963), Brian Welch (1970), Mike Kerr (1990)
Birthdays: Chet Atkins (1924), Billy Guy (1936), Brian Wilson (1942), Anne Murray (1945), Lionel Richie (1949), Alan Longmuir (1953), Michael Anthony (1955), (Bernadette) “Kelly” Johnson (1958), John Taylor (1960), Joey Cathcart(1967), Jeordie White (1971), Chino Moreno (1973), Jerome Fontamillas (1976), Charlotte Hatherley (1979)
Birthdays: Miguel Vicens (1944), Ray Davies (1944), Joey Molland (1947), Greg Munford (1949), Joey Kramer (1950), Nils Lofgren (1951), Marcella Detroit (1952), Kip Winger (1961), Pat Sansone (1969), Neely Jenkins (1974), Mike Einziger (1976)
Birthdays: Kris Kristofferson (1936), Bobby Harrison (1939), Ralph Molina (1943), Howard Kaylan (1947), Alan Osmond (1949), Larry Junstrom (1949), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Bobby Gillespie (1961), Kevin Sargeant (1964), Mike Edwards (1964), Gordon Moakes (1976)
Birthdays: June Carter Cash (1929), Niki Sullivan (1937), Stu Sutcliffe (1940), Paul Goddard (1945), Myles Goodwyn (1948), Glenn Danzig (1955), Randy Jackson (1956), Paul Arthurs (1965), “Chico” DeBarge (1966), Joe Becker (1976), Jason Mraz (1977)
Birthdays: Paul ‘Oz’ Bach (1939), Arthur Brown (1942), Mick Fleetwood (1942), Charlie Whitney (1944), Jeff Beck (1944), Colin Blunstone (1945), Mike de Albuquerque (1947), John Illsley (1949), Curt Smith (1961), Jeff Cease (1967), Richard Kruspe (1967)
Birthdays: Eddie Floyd (1935), Clint Warwick (1940), Carly Simon (1945), Allen Lanier (1946), Ian McDonald (1946), Brian MacLeod (1952), Tim Finn (1952), David Paich (1954), George Michael (1963), Mike Kroeger (1972)
Birthdays: Billy Davis Jr. (1940), Larry Taylor (1942), Ron Wilson (1944), Rindy Ross (1951), Mick Jones (1955), Chris Isaak (1956), Stef Burns (1959), Terri Nunn (1961), Harriet Wheeler (1963), Colin Greenwood (1969), Ariana Grande (1993)
Birthdays: Bruce Johnston (1942), Frank Mills (1942), Bruce Johnston (1944), Jim Fuller (1947), Evan Taubenfeld (1983), Coby Linder (1985)
Birthdays: Bobby Harrison (1943), Dave Knights (1945), David “Frankie” Toler (1951), Alan Pasqua (1952), Michael Crafter (1981), Yvette Young (1991)
Birthdays: Little Eva (Boyd) (1945), Carlo Santanna (1947), Ian Paice (1948), Colin Hay (1953), Don Dokken (1953), Greg Hetson (1961)
Birthdays: Larry Hall (1941), Florence Ballard (1943), Glenn Shorrock (1944), Andy Scott (1949), Hal Lindes (1953), Bryn Burrows (1954), Adrian Wright (1956), Chris Van Jaarsveld (1957), Yngwie J. Malmsteen (1963), Philip Anselmo (1968)